2012 BMW 3 Series 2.0 Luxury

Overview

• Make: BMW
• Model: 3 Series
• Trim: Luxury
• Version: 2.0 Luxury Auto Euro 5 4dr (181 bhp)
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 52,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres, 181 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 118 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

With 52,000 miles on the clock, this 2012 BMW 3 Series Luxury has done roughly 43,000 fewer miles than a typical 2012 BMW 3 Series. Priced at £7,450, it is advertised £218 below the AskCar estimate of £7,668. The AskCar estimate draws on 6,886 BMW 3 Series adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 1 day ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is The Car Shop Bedford, based in Bedford. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 14 November 2026.

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Price

Fair price: £218 (2%) under the AskCar estimate of £7,668.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 6,886 priced BMW 3 Series adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 14 November 2026.

A 2012 BMW 3 Series with the 2.0 diesel engine is typically advertised at £5,000: the median of the 177 for sale on AskCar, as of 14 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 BMW 3 Series advertised 1 day ago. About 4 in 10 of 2012 BMW 3 Series cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 70 of the 178 first advertised between 14 July 2026 and 11 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 13 November 2026 at £7,450. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 14 November 2026: valid until 14 October 2027.

It has had 15 MOTs. The latest, on 15 October 2026, passed.

Advisories at the latest test: rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened BOTH rear discs corroded; front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge BOTH front tyres worn.

Mileage at that test: 52,136 miles, which matches the advertised 52,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 43,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 BMW 3 Series on AskCar.

Similar cars

4 other 2012 BMW 3 Series Luxury 2.0 diesel automatic saloons are for sale at UK dealers, from £4,190 to £6,150, as of 14 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2012 BMW 3 Series Luxury, 2.0 diesel saloon, brown. Mileage: 94,355 miles. Price: £6,150, £1,300 less than this car. Dealer: Mastercars Group - Biggleswade in Biggleswade. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-3-series-2012-b1eb63366dee
• 2012 BMW 3 Series Luxury, 2.0 diesel saloon, bronze. Mileage: 100,000 miles. Price: £5,200, £2,250 less than this car. Dealer: Gillman Motors in Dartford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-3-series-2012-9bceac909d72
• 2012 BMW 3 Series Luxury, 2.0 diesel saloon, blue. Mileage: 106,000 miles. Price: £5,495, £1,955 less than this car. Dealer: GT 88 in Manchester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-3-series-2012-8df4a0656f4f